New year, new opportunities however. Samsung heads to CES 2013 and you can expect product waves to be made so headlines about that messy lawsuit can quiet down for a bit. At this point Samsung has their hands in pretty much every aspect of consumer tech—phones, tablets, computers, and more can all be on the table. The company even released a teaser trailer this week (above) that hints at a TV that's so radical, "All the other TVs are rushing to see."

Ars will be on the ground to check out whatever the company debuts, and our Samsung coverage starts with their CES press conference on Monday. Casey Johnston will blog us all through all of it (with photographer Florence Ion at her side). The action starts at 2:00 p.m. PST on Monday (see it in your timezone), so bookmark this page and make sure to join us.

What are you hoping to see from Samsung? Share your thoughts below and let us know the topics to investigate.

Honestly, I'd be more impressed with a foldable OLED screen/tv thats around 15 inchs and a really high pixel count, and can be run from a HDMI connection (both signal, sound and power) That way it could be ultra-portable and could be a second monitor to my laptop since the Nexus 10 has a higher pixel count then my laptop, would also work with most of everything I already have. Have it all roll up into a tube to carry around and have little "legs" that fold into the base to make it stand and keep it's shape kinda thing. Doesn't need to be a "smart tv", just an all around usable tv that I can take when needed, but only as needed.

So basically, Samsung is the company all the contrarians and haters who dislike Apple will rally behind now? Playing the role AMD played to Intel for so many years? I am not trolling, I am seriously curious if this is an accurate idea at all.

So basically, Samsung is the company all the contrarians and haters who dislike Apple will rally behind now? Playing the role AMD played to Intel for so many years? I am not trolling, I am seriously curious if this is an accurate idea at all.

Nope.

As for your "dislike Apple", it's more that it's been the most "pro Android" lately. The Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 10 have been made by Samsung and this is what a lot of Android users like about Samsung. The Nexus 4 is too hard to get so LG isn't getting much love (and seems LG had a bad history to get over too so most can't judge the Nexus 4 anyways) and as for tablets, a lot of Ars users want a 10 inch tablet which is what doesn't help with the Asus and the Nexus 7.

That, and Apple has been making itself look like a spoiled bully with the suing madness, mostly directed at Samsung, so part is also the underdog concept I guess.

So basically, Samsung is the company all the contrarians and haters who dislike Apple will rally behind now? Playing the role AMD played to Intel for so many years? I am not trolling, I am seriously curious if this is an accurate idea at all.

They're just one of the better brands hardware wise. It isn't just Apple haters, it's a lot of people.

Currently "smart TV"vs are so underwhelmingly uninteresting, it would take something really spectacular to make me look at a new tv with any interest.

How much do you want to bet that they will keep pushing for some 3D technology that nobody really wants?

I belong firmly in the "3D, no thanks"-camp - but buying a 3D TV might still be reasonable. They have to have a high enough refresh rate to support 3D, so they're able to do some rather nice post-processing on the image, especially nice for SD content (DVB-T2 is still being deployed over here and I can't be bothered to subscribe to cable or satellite). The default post-processing settings are too heavy, mind you (on a last-years Samsung "smart TV" at least), but they can be adjusted.

Now WRT to "smart TV"s in general, I agree that they're mostly a waste. But it's convenient to have Netflix and HBO Nordic built-in. The apps themselves suck though. HBO has a horrible interface (most of the text seems to lack antialiasing of any kind), it doesn't track what you've been watching unless you add them to your playlist, doesn't automatically select the next episode after finishing the previous one. Oh, and as a nice interface bonus, seasons are listed from the last to the first episode, so you have to scroll all the way down to get to the first episode. And the listing shows a large and detailed synopsis of each episode. Basically one has to try to navigate the listing by only looking at episode numbers in order to not get spoiled. The app is very new, so I'm seriously hoping they improve it.

Netflix is better as an app, offers automatically the next episode when watching a series and generally has a more pleasant interface. But again, it's not as smart as it should be. The TV supports USB HID, and you can just plug in an el-cheapo keyboard, the TV verifies the keyboard layout and you're set. Except - the keyboard does very little. You can use the keyboard (the actual letters that is) to search the Samsung app store, but on Netflix, you're basically limited to the arrow keys + enter + esc. Which makes the keyboard useless really. The result might be different with the official Samsung keyboard, but I'm not going to spend 100€ to find out.

Naturally there are the obligatory video services like Youtube and Vimeo, they might appeal to some (although personally I prefer my HTPC for those). Games or web browsing? I don't know what they're thinking. To summarize, "smart TV" in its current state is not worth it barring a few exceptions. Perhaps it will be better over time, they seriously have to work on the apps though. Having said that, I do enjoy Netflix at least as I'd have to plug in my laptop to watch it (my HTPC runs Linux, Xbox is too loud, Wii is SD-only).

Currently "smart TV"vs are so underwhelmingly uninteresting, it would take something really spectacular to make me look at a new tv with any interest.

Yeah totally. Color me skeptical. If they were really going to come out with some revolutionary TV they would have to be cutting throats in back-alleys to build a new "a la carte" payment system, and Ars would have definitely caught wind of that by now.

Higher resolutions would make the TV's good computer monitors since computers can output higher than the standard HD resolution. It's pretty irritating that most computer monitors today max out at basic HD.

Here's my guess for the TV: It'll be a giant Galaxy S3. Well, not exactly, but I expect it will have Android and also spy on you. It'll probably watch you watching it and react accordingly. Maybe you can even talk to it and it'll do stuff. Heck, if it has a decent chip, like whatever Samsung used in the Nexus 10, it might even make for a good game console all in one.

Am I the only one not excited about running more Samsung software? I've always had Samsung TVs and monitors, but the smart-TV interface and the software they ship with their printers, cameras, etc... are just abysmal.

I'd be thrilled to have an ultra-HD TV, but leave the interactive content to Roku/Apple TV/Xbox/<other>. Plus, then I can plug it into the next new Samsung TV I buy in a few years.

I want thin TVs that require little power and require no backlight (i.e. OLED, or whatever else they come up with)

I also want affordable greater than 1920 computer monitors. Yeah no point in having that on a TV when even true 1920 content is rare. But it makes sense on a computer desktop. There are some on the market now, but they are ridiculously overpriced and don't have that many more pixels than 1920.

No smart TV stuff please. No Netflix or Youtube or none of that embedded in my TV. That's what a separate device is for - call it a media PC or cablebox or Internet content box like Apple TV or satellite receiver.... Besides it seems these features are done by lazy devs and that means Java. I'd be afraid to plug that TV into a network with an internet connection.

I want thin TVs that require little power and require no backlight (i.e. OLED, or whatever else they come up with)

I also want affordable greater than 1920 computer monitors. Yeah no point in having that on a TV when even true 1920 content is rare. But it makes sense on a computer desktop. There are some on the market now, but they are ridiculously overpriced and don't have that many more pixels than 1920.

No smart TV stuff please. No Netflix or Youtube or none of that embedded in my TV. That's what a separate device is for - call it a media PC or cablebox or Internet content box like Apple TV or satellite receiver.... Besides it seems these features are done by lazy devs and that means Java. I'd be afraid to plug that TV into a network with an internet connection.

I also want affordable greater than 1920 computer monitors. Yeah no point in having that on a TV when even true 1920 content is rare. But it makes sense on a computer desktop. There are some on the market now, but they are ridiculously overpriced and don't have that many more pixels than 1920.

This in particular. It's ridiculous to me that computer monitors have essentially stagnated across the board, especially with the advances in TV and smartphone screen technology that have come out in the same time period. I realize that the PC market has also stagnated somewhat, but can we really not do any better than this, guys?

No smart TV stuff please. No Netflix or Youtube or none of that embedded in my TV. That's what a separate device is for - call it a media PC or cablebox or Internet content box like Apple TV or satellite receiver.... Besides it seems these features are done by lazy devs and that means Java. I'd be afraid to plug that TV into a network with an internet connection.

Yeah, I have a full mini-PC for that stuff, though if I were to get a dedicated device for that kind of stuff I'll get something more flexible and portable than a TV with built in apps, like a Boxee box or a Roku.

After reading the liveblog, "smart" would appear to be the new "cloud." But "smart" one ups it by also including "apps." I guess "app" and "smart" have such strong synergy that Samsung has strategized 2013 to be the "Year of Smart".

If the TV has some kind, form, or glimpse of ToucWiz count me out. This is the first thing I got rid of in my SIII, and having a Nexus 7, the latter is the superior experience.

Now imagine the clunky touchwiz interface in something even more clunky, like a 50" TV wide screen with S-App for everything. I don't see how this is SmarTV at all. Also, I wonder if they will have an instance of the real Google Play Market, now that would be interesting.

I only want my TV to be smart enough to accept input, including wirelessly from devices. I don't like the apps for your TV paradigm that seems to permeate. Xbmc does a way better job than any of the smart TVs I have seen. As for 3d TVs, while I'm too poor to think about buying g a new TV in the foreseeable future, and I'm disinterested in the 3d aspect, though that could be good for kids, I am interest in its other use of showing two streams of different content at the same time with a different set of glasses, and hope the next generation of consoles/PC video cards support that as output, finally you'll be able to play against or with someone in the same room and still have the whole TV screen to yourself.

That, and Apple has been making itself look like a spoiled bully with the suing madness, mostly directed at Samsung, so part is also the underdog concept I guess.

Well sure, in that Samsung is a model corporate corporate citizen, modest to a fault, famously hesitant to use the courts to achieve their ends and not in the least ruthless. They make a great antidote to that terrible Apple monster.

Am I the only one not excited about running more Samsung software? I've always had Samsung TVs and monitors, but the smart-TV interface and the software they ship with their printers, cameras, etc... are just abysmal.

I'd be thrilled to have an ultra-HD TV, but leave the interactive content to Roku/Apple TV/Xbox/<other>. Plus, then I can plug it into the next new Samsung TV I buy in a few years.

Truth. In-house Samsung UIs are like being stabbed in the face by flaming stupid. It makes their recent bellowing about empowering the future of synergistic happiness pretty galling, in that outside of figuring out how to put Android on things and being good at hardware, they seem to actively hate their customers and make their product experience as excruciating as possible

Honestly, it's perfectly understandable why Samsung has been so assiduous in aping everything that Apple does, but when they try to pull off Apple level reality distortion it's just grotesque. At least Apple is actually putting some thought into making cool stuff that's easier to use. Samsung just wants to bury us in endless product iterations and increasingly florid gibberish about smart doodads and what people "want."